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Kwame AlexanderA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
“‘Cause when FILTHY gets hot
He has a SLAMMERIFIC SHOT
It’s
Dunkalicious CLASSY
Supersonic SASSY
and D
O
W
N right
in your face
mcNASTY.”
The playfulness of the word choice and the placement of words on the page support Josh’s confident tone and create stops and turns and differences in volume, much like a basketball game in action.
“1. ever since I watched
the clip of Dad
posterizing
that seven-foot Croatian center
on ESPN’s Best Dunks Ever;
soaring through the air – his
long twisted hair like wings
carrying him
high above
the rim – I knew
one day
I’d need
my own wings
to fly.”
The number one reason Josh wears dreadlocks is that he idealizes his father. He wants to be just like him, down to the wing-like locks. The pride Josh has about his hair runs deep, which why it is devastating for him to lose his locks later in the story.
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